Status:

UNKNOWN

Magic Therapy to Relieve Pediatric Patient Anxiety and Improve the Hospitalization Experience

Lead Sponsor:

Stony Brook University

Conditions:

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-16 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will assess the efficacy of magic therapy services in relieving pediatric patient anxiety and parent anxiety in an inpatient setting. It will also measure family satisfaction with child lif...

Detailed Description

The use of magic in healthcare has been described across a variety of settings. Several peer-reviewed publications have described the use of magic to help encourage the recovery of motor skills 2. Gre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All 5-18 year-old patients that are admitted to the general pediatric inpatient pediatric unit at Stony Brook Children's
  • All Caregivers of patients admitted to the general pediatric inpatient pediatric unit at Stony Brook Children's
  • All medical professionals present on the pediatric inpatient unit at Stony Brook Children's during magic and child life service therapy.

Exclusion

  • Patients/caregivers who are not able to speak/read English
  • Patients under the age of 5 years, as the instruments to be used to measure anxiety have not been validated in this age group.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 26 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 26 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

260 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03308240

Start Date

July 26 2017

End Date

July 26 2018

Last Update

October 12 2017

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794-8111

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